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1789140891Paris.: Nyon. Merigot. 1789. Hardcover. Good. 19x13 cm. 219 243. Encuadernación en tapa dura con lomo estampado. Idioma francés. Geografía como ciencia. Viajes. 910 910 Nyon. Merigot. hardcover
1903971H4London: Adam and Charles Black 1903-1911. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 9" by 6.5". Helen Allingham; Berenger Benger; Beatrice Parsons. A lovely three-volume first edition set of works celebrating the beauty charm and rural spirit of Edwardian England with charming illustrations throughout. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth bindings. This is a charming three-volume first edition set of beautifully illustrated works celebrating the charm landscape and rural life of Edwardian England through art memoir and poetic prose consisting of: Happy England 1903. Showcasing the charming watercolours of renowned British artist and illustrator Helen Allingham this volume is accompanied by descriptive text and a memoir by Marcus B. Huish. Allingham a celebrated graduate of the Royal Academy School later the Royal College of Art gained recognition for her illustrations in Thomas Hardy"s Far from the Madding Crowd published in Cornhill Magazine in 1874. Highways and Hedges 1911. A reflective and picturesque exploration of England"s idyllic country roads and hedgerows written by Herbert A. Morrah. The book features philosophical musings on the English way of life enhanced by a tipped-in colour frontispiece and nineteen tipped-in colour plates by Berenger Benger 18681935 who studied under Charles Verlat at the Academy in Antwerp. Gardens of England 1911. This is the first edition new impression. First published in 1908. A visually captivating guide to English gardens authored by E. T. Cook. The book discusses various garden types including cottage and herb gardens as well as seasonal gardening. Illustrated by Beatrice Parsons it includes a colour frontispiece and nineteen colour plates. Collated and complete. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth bindings. Externally very smart. Boards and spines of Highways and Happy England slightly faded. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. slight rubbing to boards with one or two very slight handling marks. Slight damp staining to spine and rear board of "Happy England" with small bookseller's label to front paste down. Previous owner's ink inscription to front free endpaper of "Gardens of England". Scattered spotting to endpapers of "Highways" and "Happy" with one or two spots to "Gardens". Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with the odd spot heavier to fore edge and first and last few leaves. Very Good Indeed Adam and Charles Black hardcover
1780gnt780London: David Henry; Elizabeth Newbery. G: in good condition. 20th century binding with new eps. Inner hinge cracking. Some foxing and offsetting. 1780. First Edition. Buff hardback cloth cover. 220mm x 140mm 9" x 6". vi 628pp xvi plates. 14 b/w plates 6 fold-out. Includes an account of the death of Captain Cook. . David Henry; Elizabeth Newbery hardcover
2018__1138953342Taylor & Francis 2018. Hardcover. New. 619 pages. 10.00x7.25x1.50 inches. Taylor & Francis hardcover
190922896Japan 1909. Very good condition. Three annotated manuscripts pertaining to major changes in Japanese society following the Meiji restoration and the embrace of western ideas and products in a period when the government was committed to learning from the West. <br /> <br /> Two of the manuscripts have a distinct post war perspective of coming to terms with the need to strengthen food supply independence with one of the documents comparing the amounts of cereals comestibles & beverages imported before 1892-1893 and after 1897-1898 the China Japan war and imported before 1903 and after 1906 the Russo-Japanese war see No. 1 below. The other manuscript makes a post war reference to the fact that T. Kameya's grocery business actually benefited from the last two wars: "the two wars . have actually given a given a great impetus to the food and drink stuff business" see No. 2 below.<br /> <br /> Includes the following manuscripts all annotated in pencil by an editor more fluent in English than the original author. By association with another manuscript the author of these manuscripts is possibly Kahe Otani President of the Yokohama Chamber of Commerce who is recorded Annual Report of the Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco 1900 as making a speech at the Pacific Union Club in San Francisco on the subject of Japan - US trade relations.<br /> <br /> 1. "Food Supply in Japan" letter or address 3pp which discusses the Japanese climate and the introduction of foreign clothing and food "What will be the effect of the change of food-taking diet comprising both animal food as well as vegetables and fish upon the Japanese people both mentally and physically is a problem worthy of investigation". Also discusses the cultivation of land list of imports of cereals comestibles and beverages for 1892 - 1906; items imported for the fiscal year 1909; the demand for beef and the cultivation of rice in the southern US "the time will not be far distant when we shall be able to get a cheaper supply of our staple food from the other side of the earth". Typed/mimeographed 8 1/2 x 11".<br /> <br /> 2. T. Kameya & Co. Tokyo letterhead typed letter 2pp concerning Japanese history in the new Meiji Era the founding of the foreign wine and grocery company by Mr. Kameya the advent of business with Europe and the US the construction of the shop on Ginza Street and a list of US and European companies represented in Japan by T. Kameya. The early part of this letter describes the initial resistance of people to the "sudden influx of western civilization: "The samurai class was still reluctant to obey the law prohibiting them to carry swords on their waist as they used to do; while the general people were obstinate enough to wear top-knots on their heads. In short they had a great dislike nay an undescribable sic hate for anything foreign or "savage" as they used to call it". Typed/mimeographed 9 x 11 1/2".<br /> <br /> 3. "Tokyo Produce Exchange" handwritten letter 3pp discusses the produce exchange primarily rice in Tokyo the history of the exchange referring to events in the second 16th 20th and 41st "year of Meiji" and its products including corn silk threads salt artificial manure cotton cotton yarn cotton thread etc. Records the capital on hand at various times in the exchange's history. Also includes terms of business and a list of Board of Directors and Auditors. Handwritten on lined paper 9 x 13 1/2" hardcover
List2977Wilmington North Carolina likely mid-19th century. Single 6 x 9 ½ inch sheet. Folded and toned with some stains; excellent. Advertisement for soda water from S.G. Northrop’s Fruit and Confectionery Store in Wilmington North Carolina. Northrop’s used “Matthews’ Apparatus†a mechanism for carbonating water invented by the “Soda Fountain King†John Matthews. The advertisement features an amusing lithograph of a woman in an American flag-themed dress spraying avatars of various alcoholic drinks with a hose of Matthews’ soda water. The lithograph is signed “Howlandâ€. unknown
177521548Paris 1775. Very good condition. Large detailed copper engraved map of Captain Cook's voyage in the Resolution of New Caledonia and the New Hebrides islands in the south Pacific with the tracks and the dates indicated. From Prevost's "L'Histoire Generale des Voyages".<br /> <br /> Bellin 1703 - 1772 one of the most noted French mapmakers of the 18th century was named the hydrographer chief cartographer to the French Navy and later the Official Hydrographer to the French King.<br /> <br /> Folding 19 x 15 1/4". Strong impression very clean. unknown
1775M4093Paris 1775. Very Good. Notes: First French edition Capitan cooks voyages Size : 430x520 mm 16.875x20.5 Inches Coloring: Hand Colored in Outline Category: Maps South America Countries; unknown
1785M3179London: G. Nicol and T. Cadell 1785. Very Good. Size : 274x224 mm 10.75x8.875 Inches Coloring: Hand Colored Category: ; Maps Asia Far East China G. Nicol and T. Cadell unknown
1794M4376Leyden Amsterdam The Hauge: Honkoop Allart Van Cleef 1794. Excellent. Size : 315x370 mm 12.375x14.5 Inches Coloring: Hand Colored Category: Maps South America Countries; Honkoop, Allart, Van Cleef unknown
178522397London: G. Nicol and T. Cadell 1785. First printing. Map. Good overall. The classic large map of the Pacific northwest. Copper engraved double page folio map showing Cook's route along the northwest coast and through the Bering Strait. Some replacement of loss in the outer margins of the map not affecting the image. Some old creasing is evident in the plate otherwise good condition. 26 1/2 x 15 1/2 G. Nicol and T. Cadell unknown
1782M5417Germany 1782. Very Good. Size : 170x295 mm 6.75x11.625 Inches Coloring: Hand Colored in Outline Category: Maps Canada; Maps Canada North; unknown
1769M9177Paris c.1769. Very Good. Notes: Charming map of Tahiti during the late 18th century. It was surveyed during the first voyage of James Cook before he was promoted to Captain and was engraved by Robert Benard. <br><br>It is the first accurate and detailed map of Tahiti and it's neighbouring island Eimeo ever created. It shows the islands' unique mountainous topography and the rivers that flow from the volcano that makes up the centrepiece of the island. <br><br>Captain James Cook FRS RN 1728 – 1779 was a British explorer navigator cartographer and captain in the Royal Navy. Cook made detailed maps of Newfoundland prior to making three voyages to the Pacific Ocean during which he achieved the first recorded European contact with the eastern coastline of Australia and the Hawaiian Islands and the first recorded circumnavigation of New Zealand. Size : 234x404 mm 9.21x15.91 Inches Coloring: Black & White Category: Maps Ocean Pacific; unknown
1790M4541Paris 1790. Excellent. Size : 235x455 mm 9.25x17.875 Inches Coloring: Hand Colored in Outline Category: ; Maps Polar Antarctic Regions; Maps Polar Arctic Regions unknown
1795M4222Leyden Amsterdam The Hague: Honkoop Allart Van Cleef 1795. Excellent. Size : 215x390 mm 8.5x15.375 Inches Coloring: Black & White Category: Maps Pacific; Honkoop, Allart, Van Cleef unknown
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17933401793. Copper-line engraving. 120mm by 155mm platemark. 'Grand Cricket Match played in Lord's Ground Mary-le-bone on June 20th and following day between the Earl's of Winchelsea and darnley for 1000 Guineas.'<br /> Published July 1st 1793 by J Wheble Warwick Square London.The match played between Lord Winchelsea's MCC team with three Hambledon players Beldham Walker and Wells given and Lord Darnley's Kent team was won by Lord Winchelsea's side.Rare 18th century cricket engraving from 'The Sporting Magazine'.Top of platemark trimmed. unknown
ria9789061930242_inpHardcover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; N/A hardcover
